Bomb



J. T. GODDARD.

BOMB. APPLICATION FILED NOV. H, 1918 RENEWED DEC-27.1920

Patent ed Mar.-29, 1921.

- I 5 'v INVENTOR i/z K57 711401! Zia ATTORNEYS Jenn r. GODDARD, or noonnsren, NEW YOR ASSIGNOR or O E- err r0 new i l i MCINERNEY, or noonns'rrinynnw YORK.

" Specification of Letters Patent. Pafi gnted Dia -i '29 1921 17 Application filed. November 11, 19,18, SerialNo. 261,992. renewed -Deeemb r'f2z192oi "serial 110433331.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN erence being had tothe accompanyingfdrawings, form ng a partof this specification,

and to the reference numerals marked there- My present invention relates to explosives and more particularly to bombs of the kind required to be thrown by hand and fired by impact. The object of my invention is to provide a simple and efiicient device of this.

character which can be thrown as a ball without possible danger of premature-explosion. A further object of my. invention is to provide a bomb of this character which is absolutely safe against accidental dis charge in the hands of the user, but whlch v will explode'with certainty upon impact. 7

Another object of my invention is to provide a bomb which is safe and efficient. and which can'be made of any form most-con venient for the user. More specifically, the

object of iny invention is to provide-a bomb comprising two spaced members, one/off which contalns an exploslve and meansfor discharging the same, whichlmeans is normally locked but which .is released when said members aremoved relatively to each other by impact. To these and other ends the invention resides in: certain improvements and combinations of parts all as will be hereinafter more fully described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end ofthespecification r In the drawings p p l Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved bomb with a portion of tioned away;

Fig. 2 is a View eithe she'll 10 m toi ward the safety devices;

Fig. 3 is a transverse central section showing the exploding devices in "section;

Fig. 4 isa View similar to F g. 3 with the inner shell moved relatively to the outer shell and the parts in the position in which v r p e V pairofsprings 13 engaging'at their outer Fig. is a transverse central section ofthe -ends the triggers IO and anchored at their;

inner shell showing. the devices. forexplodthe bomb is exploded;

ing the bomb,

T. GODDARD of Eochestenin the county of -Monroe and Q the several views indicate the same parts.

the outer shellsec- I p triggers. Ineach of the faces 7 are seated Flg. 6 is a fragmentary viewshowing a detail of the-fdevicesfor locking the ex-- ploding mechanism.

" Similar reference numerals jthroughout A bomb constructed according to my in-j. vention. comprises an outer shell 1 of sheet .ietalmade of two sections each of which'is pressed preferably in a hemispherical form r and which are connected at their neeting edges to form a spherical shaped casing l j have'shown my bomb of spherical form al-' 1' thoughit may be madehof'other forms .if more suitable and convenient for theluser. Within the outer shell 1 is a second shell 2 formed of heavier metal and constructed with an inner. cavity 3 having an opening through its euter wall through which an exploslve may be introduced into the cavity 3.

The opening may be closed with a screw, plug, or other suitable means 4. 'The'wallsj of the inner member or; shell are made with" thicl zened portions so that when the exploslve contained. within .the shell is. fired, theshell wlll brea'k into'fragments along the weakenedportions- Diametrically through] V the inner shell is an opening or recess..5 adapted to. receive a sleeve or hollow shaft (5 adapted to project at its ends jfiroinf the shell. Adjacent the ends ofv the-sleeve- 6 the shell is sectioned away forming plane.

faces 7; substantially parallel with feah other and transverse to the axis of .the shaft 6. Near themiddle of the shaftb itisf provided with an enlarged portion Shaving a driving fit within the recess in the shell and at its outer ends has reduced, portions/9 forming bearings 'for'the discharging orfiring devices or triggers l0. bearing portions 9, the;shaft.isagain'r'e-.

duced and. receives bushings or washers"'l1, f

Outside the. J

adapted to form thrust bearingsfonthe priming devicesil2 of anysuitable character which communicate withlthe; explosive within the shell and are adapted to ITGCGIVQ:

primers whichmay be exploded by the ac I tion of thetriggers' Seatedin the-recesses in the :shell and. surrounding. the shaft 36 adj acent 'the central'enlarged portion Sarea v inner ends in asrecesslt formedainone side r 18 which normallyengage depressions '19 inwhich cooperates with the primer to ex plode the saine. Slidably mounted within the sleeve 6 are a pair of locking devices in the form 'oipins 17 having rounded heads the wall ofthe outer shell, and support the inner shell within the outer shell. Each of the locking pins 17 has a projection 18 adapted to engage a slot19 formed in the trigger adjacent its central opening. The sleeve 6 1s also provided with a slot extend= ing from its central opening through the hear ng portion upon whlch the trlgger 1s mounted and into the enlarged portion ad jacent thereto. V The operation of the parts already described is as follows: I The inner shell receives a charge of ex-v plosive and the screw or plug a is placed in position. v placed in position and the; triggers moved to the position shown in 1 of the draw ings, in which position they arelocked by engaging with the lugs 18 on the pins 17, which are held from rotaton by engagement with the slots in the sleeve 6. When in the;

position-shown in F ig. 1 the springs 13 are under tension and tend to rotate the triggers 10 in the direction of the arrow shown in r V tween the spring pressed triggers 10 and the Fig. 1 to'itorcibly strike the pointed end of the trigger against the primers. 'The'locked position of the triggers is 'clearly'shown in V Fig. .3 and when the bomb is thrown the im pact caused by striking tends to displacethe inner shell relatively to the outer shell to the position shown in Fig. 45. The camrning action of the shoulders produced by the depressions 19 in the outer shellon therounded heads of the locking pins, forces them "inwardlymoving the lugs 18" out" of engagement with the triggers which are then moved into engagement with thepriiners by the force or" the actuating sprlngs 13.' Means are provided for preventing premature ac tuation of the locking pins 17. Forthis radial opening 19? leading to a point adjacent the middle of the sleeve 6. The sleeve v6 is provided also witha recess communicatingwith the opening 19* in the shell and also'with the central recess in .the sleeve. Seated within this opening in-the shellan'd slidablymovable therein is asafety locking pin'2l which when moved inwardly to its full extent has its inner end projectedbef controlled by the relative movementof said 1 spaced members for releasing said locking Jmeans and permitting said firing device to tween the inner ends otthe locking pins 17 and positively prevents any actuation or movement of the locking pins such aswould The pin 21 projects through an opening in the wallet the outer shell where it isprovided with a shoulder The locking pins liare, then '22 engaging its outer wall and terminating against the outer wall of the outer shell.

The spring 28 operates to automatically withdraw the pin 21 when the same is released from its retaining devices. Formed on the outer shell on opposite sides of the opening through which the pin 21 is inserted is a pair of ears 24; and 25. The ear 25 is provided with an opening'which receives a pint26 and a strap .27 of sheet metal or other suitablematerial has a bifurcated end 28 engaging the pin 26- and extends over and engages the outer endof the pin21 and r then extendsto a point in'contact with the outer wall of the sh'ell'l where it is-provided with an opening through'which the car 24 extends. cotter pin 29 or other suit- 1 able means may extend through an opening in the ear 24: to secure the strap 27 1n position onthe shell; With the-parts in the posi' tion' shown in "Fig. 3, the bomb is secure against accidental explosion and can be safely handled and transported from place to p'lace without, danger'o'f accidental explosionu. In preparing the; bomb for use it is only necessary to withdraw thecotter pin 29 when the expansion of the spring; 23

throws out the safety pin 21 and the strap-27 swings on-the pin 26 as a pivot'until releasedfrom the'shell, the'slight friction be projections 18 holds the.locking-pins 17 yiel-tlably in their initial outward'position and the shells in spaced relation while the bomb 'is'p'assing through the air and until it strikes 7 some object when 'dischargeocours as above described. In practlce, 1t 15 1nplosiomthat can be-thrown in any manner and is not liable to beexploded before impact. Also since the firing devices are positive in action, failure of; operation of the same is'fp'ractically impossible. I

' I claim as my invention:

1. In a bomb, the combination with two spaced members movable relatively to each other one of which is adapted to contain. an explosive, arotatable firing device, means for lOtfitlIlgShld firing device and thereby firingsaid exp1osive,mean's for locking the firingdevlce agalnst movement, and-means rotate and fire said explosive.

2. In a bomb, the combination with two spaced members movable relatively to each other, one of which 'isadapted to contain an explosive, a firing device,means for actuating said firing device, a longitudinally slidablelocking pin for retaining the firing device against actuation, and means actuated by said relative movement of the spaced.

retaining the firing device against actuation,

means actuated by said relative movement of the spaced members for moving said pin to unlock the firing device, and releasable means for preventing premature actuation of said locking pin including a manually restrained device adapted to be released in the throwing operation.

4. In a bomb, he combination of inner and outer shells relatively displaceableby impact and one of which is adapted to contain an explosive, a rotatable discharging device, means for locking said discharging device against actuation, and means actu-1 ated by the relative displacement of said shells forreleasing said locking means.

In a bomb, the combination of inner and outer shells relatively displaceable by impact and one of which is adapted to contain an explosive, a rotatable discharging device, resilient means for actuating said discharging device, means for lockingsald discharging means against actuation, and means actuated by the relative displacement of said shells for releasing said locking means. a v

6. In a bomb, the combination of inner and outer shells relatively displaceable by impact and one of which is adapted to contain an explosive, a rotatable discharging device, resilient-means for actuating said discharging device, a. movable pin engaging said discharging device to lock the same against actuation, and means for moving said pin to releasethe discharging device when said shells are relative-1y displaced.

7. In a bomb, the combination of an outer shell, an inner shell movable relatively therei to by impact and adaptedfto contain an explosive, a plurality of primer seats on said inner shell, spring actuated triggers cooperating with said primer seats, means for locking said triggers against actuation, and means for preventing a premature actuation of'said locking means.

8. In a bomb, the combination of an outer shell,aninner shell movable relatively there to by impact and adapted to contain an explosive, a plurality of primer seats on said inner shell, spring actuated triggers cooperating with said primer seats, means for locking said triggers against actuation, means actuated by the relative, movement of .said

shells for releasing said locking means, we and means cooperating with sald lockmg means for preventing a premature actuation thereof. V 1

9. In a bomb, thecombination of outer V shell, aiiinner shell movable relatively thereto and adapted to contain an explosive, firing devices, means adapted to be released by the movement of said inner shell relatively to the outer shell for locking saidfiring de-' vices against actuation, and manually restrained means engaging said locking means and adaptedtobe released in the, throwing operation for positively preventingpremature actuation thereof.

10. In a bomb, the combination of an outer shell, an inner shell movable relatively thereto and adapted to contain an explosive,

firing devices, means adapted to be released by the movement of said inner shell relatively to the outer shell for l'ocking said firing devices against actuation, a pin engaging said locking means for positively preventing premature actuat on thereof, and

means for automatically discharging said pin.

11. outer shell, an inner shell movable relatively thereto and adapted to contain an explosive, firing devices, means adapted to be released by the movement of said inner shell firing devices against actuation, a pin en gaging sa d locking means for positlvely preventing premature actuation thereof, and

In a bomb, the combination of an I relatively to the outer shell'for locking said 7 means for automatically discharging said pin. 1 r

y 12. In a bomb, the combination of an outer shell, an inner shell movablefrelatively thereto and adapted to contain an explosive, firing devices, means adapted to be released by the movement of said inner shell relatively to the outer shell for locking said firing devices against actuation, a pin en'- gaging said locking means for positively preventing premature actuation thereof, a spring for moving said pin to automatically release said locking means. I I

18. In a bomb, the combination of an outer shell, an inner shell movable'relatively thereto and adapted to contain an explosive, firing devices, means adapted to be released by the movement of said inner shell relatively to the outer shell .for locking saidfiring devices against actuation, a pin engaging saidlocking means for positively preventing premature actuation thereof, means for automatically releasing said pin, and

means for retaining said pinagainst automatlc actuation thereof. 7 V

14:. In a bomb, the combination of-an outer shell, an inner shell movable relatively thereto and adapted to contain an explosive,

firing devices, means adapted to be released by the movement of said-firmer shell rela-r 'tively t0 the outer shell; for locking said firing devices against actuation, a pin engaging sald locking means for positively preventing premature actuatlon thereof,

'means for automatically releasing said pin,

and releasable means secured to the outer shell adapted to engage said pin to secure it in engagement with said locking means.

15. In a bomb, the comblnation of an outer shell, an inner shell adapted to contain an explosive, means Within the inner shell actuated by impact for discharging the eX-' ment otrsaid last named means.

JOHN T. GODDARD. 

